Le Carré’s sons feature in event in honour of their father.
CrimeFest, one of the UK’s leading crime fiction
conventions, will feature an exclusive John le Carré event featuring the
author’s two sons.
Considered one of the greatest novelists of the
postwar era, the ‘Ghost of Honour’ panel sees le Carré’s son, Nick Harkaway,
discuss his latest novel, Karla’s Choice. In the book, Nick brought
back one of his father’s most famous literary creations – George Smiley.
The panel also welcomes Le Carre’s older son, the
film producer Simon Cornwell, who is the CEO and co-founder of the independent
studio, The Ink Factory. He is currently executive producing the
much-anticipated second season of The Night Manager for Amazon and
the BBC, starring Tom Hiddleston and Olivia Colman.
Further guests for the panel are to be announced.
Director and co-founder of CrimeFest, Adrian
Muller, said: “As a genre, crime fiction dominates our TV and film screens, and
John le Carré is undoubtedly a seminal influence. It’s a huge honour to welcome
his sons. We’re excited to discuss Nick’s acclaimed novel, and to get an
exclusive look into the upcoming adaptations of le Carré’s iconic novels with
Simon.”
CrimeFest, sponsored by Specsavers, is hosted from
15 to 18 May 2025 at the Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel, when up to 150 authors
are expected to descend on Bristol appearing in over 50 panels. It attracts
regular delegates from as far as Australia, the Far East, Canada, the United
States, and mainland Europe.
Also confirmed for 2025 is the Canadian mystery
writer, Cathy Ace. Cathy's Cait Morgan Mysteries have been optioned for TV by
the production company, Free@Last TV, which is behind the hit series, Agatha
Raisin.
Vaseem Khan, chair of the Crime Writers’
Association (CWA), has also been confirmed as 2025’s Gala Dinner’s 'Leader
of Toasts' for the 2025 CrimeFest awards. Vaseem is author of the Malabar House
historical crime series set in Bombay. His first psychological thriller, The
Girl in Cell A is out in May 2025.
Considered as one of the most democratic of crime
fiction events, CrimeFest is open to all published authors and known for its
inclusive approach. To appear on a panel, authors – or their publishers -
simply sign up as a delegate to take part. Authors have until the end of
November to sign up to be featured in the 2025 convention.
The convention began in 2008 and attracts readers,
fans, editors, publishers, and reviewers.
Other confirmed names for ’25 include: Andrew
Child, who has taken over writing the Jack Reacher novels from his brother Lee;
veteran novelist and Diamond Dagger recipient John Harvey, who has written over
100 books, including his series of jazz-influenced Charlie Resnick novels, and
Kate Ellis, winner of the CWA Dagger in the Library award.
First introduced in 2022, the CrimeFest bursary for
a crime fiction author of colour returns for a fourth year. The bursary covers
the costs of a weekend pass to the convention, with a night’s accommodation and
panel appearance. Previous recipients include Saima Mir and Elizabeth
Chakrabarty. Entries for 2025 are now open.
The convention also continues its Community
Outreach Programme. In partnership with the independent Max Minerva’s
Bookshop and participating publishers, CrimeFest gifts thousands of pounds of
crime fiction books for children and young adults to school libraries.
With thanks to Specsavers, librarians, students,
and those on benefits are offered significantly discounted tickets.
To find out more, or to book your spot as a
delegate, go to: https://www.crimefest.com/
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